Shocking advice.........GS 450

[Guest]

I'm putting my GS 450 back together after a Spring Crash last April. I've rebuilt the forks out of necessity and was wondering about rear shocks.....any advice? The bike is an S model with faring and the cafe styling. I'm an old guy who rides casually, not breaking any records, but still, what are a better set of shocks than my 30 year old stockers?

[Flaming Chainsaws]

I hear that Progressive and Ikon are good.

[pete]

All depends on your budget really... MDI's are apparently ok for the price, Progressives up from that, and Ikons up from that. Then you have the random cheapo's on eBay which can be good or bad depending on rider weight, and of course the upper end of the spectrum with Ohlins, Works, etc.

I went Ikons myself but can't tell you how they run just yet.